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Dead at age 56
683 Notable deaths
John Biller
American athlete (1877–1934).
Born November 14th, 1877 in Newark.
Died March 26th, 1934 at 56 years old in New York City.
Gerrie Deijkers
Dutch football player (1946-2003).
Born November 13th, 1946 in Breda.
Died October 29th, 2003 at 56 years old in Breda.
Guðmundur Kamban
Icelandic writer (1888-1945).
Born June 8th, 1888 in Álftanes. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1945 at 56 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Paul Wolf
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist, former world record-holder.
Born October 5th, 1915 in Madison.
Died August 14th, 1972 at 56 years old in Pasadena.
Alberto Demiddi
Argentine rower.
Born April 11th, 1944 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 25th, 2000 at 56 years old in San Fernando.
Mette Gjerskov
Danish politician.
Born July 28th, 1966 in Jyllinge.
Died June 12th, 2023 at 56 years old [ref]
Lee McNeill
American track and field athlete (1964–2021).
Born December 2nd, 1964 in Lumberton.
Died September 29th, 2021 at 56 years old in Fayetteville (COVID-19). [ref]
Hans Boeckh-Behrens
German general and knight's cross recipients (1898–1955).
Born November 27th, 1898 in Wernigerode.
Died February 13th, 1955 at 56 years old in prisoner-of-war camp.
Ahmet Hadžipašić
Bosnia and herzegovina politician (1952-2008).
Died July 23rd, 2008 at 56 years old in Zenica (myocardial infarction, heart failure). [ref]
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